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APPENDIX
Using CSOUND,
D MTU, IRCAM, BICSF,
and EBICSF Files
Although Sound Forge supports a large number of sound file formats directly, it does not support the CSOUND, MTU, IRCAM, BICSF or EBICSF file types. However, you can use the Raw File Type capabilities of Sound Forge to extract sound data from these file types.
About IRCAM files
The IRCAM or
About BICSF and EBICSF files
BICSF and EBICSF files (Berkeley/IRCAM/CARL Sound File or Extended BICSF) are extensions of the IRCAM format. Instead of using the standard IRCAM header, these files replace the first 28 bytes of the header with a standard NeXT/Sun header. This allows the IRCAM format to store additional information in its
Opening files
BICSF and EBICSF files
When reading BICSF and EBICSF files, Sound Forge identifies them as NeXT/Sun files. This is because the header of the BICSF file has been modified to allow it to be read as a NeXT/Sun file. Sound Forge reads these files as long as they are in one of the supported NeXT/Sun data formats.
IRCAM, CSOUND and MTU files
To read these formats, users must import them as Raw data files. This is best accomplished by configuring the parameters in the Raw File Type dialog and saving them as presets. The Raw File import function allows these files to be opened providing they are stored in
Opening an IRCAM file
1.From the File menu, choose Open. The Open dialog appears.
2.Specify Raw File from the Files of type
3.Select an IRCAM file to open and click OK. The Raw File Type dialog appears.
APPENDIX D | USING CSOUND, MTU, IRCAM, BICSF, AND EBICSF FILES |